Condition of Ruler Shows Satisfactory Progress. ABLE TO TAKE NOURISHMENT , , Physicians Detect No Unfavorable Signs and Everythlno Points to > ' , ! /Rapid Recovery From Effecti of t I , the Operation. ' " 'London , Juno 20. Kins Edward's I Condition Ip even more satisfactory vftmnj'lms been Indicated by tlio last 'iiullpiin. 'llu 1ms made ft decided 1m- lirovomc'iit , and the feeling at Buck ingham palace IB very hotloful. Ills majesty IB able to tulto nourishment. v Ho had Bcrarablod OBBB and a little liock and soda last evening nnd with IIH ! own hands ho opened uovornl telegrams. Tlio bulletin IsMiod at 11 v o'clock lust night IB regarded as Intensely - , tensely satisfactory. This bulletin Is ' roncrally taken as bolng tlio 'first oc- | , niHlnn upon which the king's doctors liuvo allowed thomnelvcs to express , even to a small dcirrcc , the hopeful Tccllngu they'undouhtcdly , oven though privately , entertain. Thirty- nix hours having elapsed ulnco the ' operation was performed and the ab sence of compllcatloiiB compels hope .in nil quarters , though , as hits been frequently Bald In these dispatches , nevcral days must pass before the pos- nlblllty of danger has passed. The scenes witnessed on the streets last night was In a marked and ploasniit - contrast with thouo of Tuesday even * flng. The reckless rejoicing which j \vas then so disgracefully prominent ' "was qulto unheard last night. Traflle , < jiuraucd Its way unimpeded nnd oven the most popular thoroughfares were comparatively deserted. Quiet and depressed the crowds waited outside Buckingham palace for the night's final news of the saver- clgn. For several hours they kept their patient vigil , wandering aimlessly - lossly , but with palpable anxiety , over tbo open space which fronts the palaco. Inside the palace all was quiet. Queen Alexandra , who had been in the vicinity of the sick room all day , i llncd with a few members of the royal family. Callers who came to the palace - ace In the evening contented thorn- Helves with driving to the outer gates , where they alighted and walked in to Inquire nt the equerries' entrance for the latest news. There they met only liveried servants and small knots of reporters. With the exception of these callers and the noblemen who Jiave the entree to the court , every body was rigidly excluded from the palace by the police. Lord Gray , a di rector of the British South Africa com pany , end who recently visited the United States , Is among these having ! entree to the court. He said to a rep resentative of the Associated Press lhat'he had good hope for the king's recovery , and that ho was sure every Englishman was deeply touched with the sympathy , of the United States. The following official bulletin was Issued after 11 o'clock lust night : "The king continues to make satis factory progress. He slept some hours during the day. . Ho complains very little of discomfort ami Is more cheer ful. The wound Is doing well. " Conditions Are Satisfactory. "When a representative of the Asso ciated Press applied at the palace after midnight , Just as the building , Tvas being closed fort he night , It was' learned that there was nothing to be added to the last bulletin , and that King Edward's condition continued to | tic satisfactory. It was further point ed out as on assuring sign that the 11 f o'clock bulletin had been issued after \ only a brief consultation , and that it ; tad not been' deemed necessary to i -call in Sir Joseph Lister and Sir | Thomas Smith before Issuing it. The [ representative of the. Associated Press further ascertained , with regard to the brief , end , to some extent , vague char acter of the bulletins , which gave no Information its' to the king's tempera ture , pulse , etc. , and 'which , for this reason , have been much complained of In some quarters , that'this is not due to a desire to conceal anything orto apprehension of the result of his majesty's illness. The doctors had the case of the late President McKInley - ley in mind , and in view of the fact that the crisis has not yet passed , they were determined to couch the bul letins in the" most guarded language , eo that the hope of the public should not be unduly buoyed up. The first direct expression of opin ion from Que n Alexandra was re ceived toddy by the lord mayor of Leeds. Acknowledging a message of sympathy from the lord mayor , Queen Alexandra telegraphed : "His maj esty is progressing favorably. " Today , instead of a day of corona tion and rejoicing , will bo ono of prayer and intercession. At noon all England will be praying that the life ol the king be spared. Thousands of persons visited Westminster abbey for the e&ke of viewing , even from the street , what would have been the center of the national festivities. Neither inside nor out has the abbey been touched , and everything 'there remains as it was when , with .cruel mockery , a dummy king was crowned by the archbishop Monday evening. Material and other results of the postponement of the coronation are cropping up hourly. Steamers from all parts of the world , which timed tneir sailing to Dring in passengers for the coronation , are reaching England's coast daily. When the news of the Icing's illness Is received on board there is consternation and the bitter disappointment of the passengers ia Quite pitiful to ECO. MERCUR SWEPT BY FLAMES , Duslness Portion of Utah Mining Town Wiped Out. Salt Lake , Utah , Juno 20. Morcur , the great cyanide gold camp and the second largest mining town In Utah , WUB practically wiped out of exist * cnco % by flro yesterday , The origin of the flro remains a mystery , beyond the fact that It began with an explosion of some kind In the tipper story of the Treble block , In which the Oqulrrah hotel and a saloon wcro located , A short time after the flro broke out the telephone cxchnngo was de stroyed nnd all wlra coirimunlcatlon cut off. A courier rode Into Falrflcld nnd telephoned that , Morcur had been wiped off the map so far as the bUBl- ness , district la concerned. Not lese than forty or fifty stores liaVo been completely destroyed. The pcop6 ! arc In a dcstltuto nnd pitiful condition. At least ono 'thousand are without food and shelter. Governor Wells and Mayor Thompson of flalt Lake were appealed to for Immediate assistance , Kiilly 80 per cent of the town has been destroyed. Not oho business house remains nnd scores of rest donees ere In ashen. So far SB known , however , no losp of life resulted. A conservative estimate places the total loss at $1,000,000 , and the Insurance nt $ .150,000. Shortly after the nro urouo out it was roallzod the entire town was In danger and Immediately the greatest confusion prevailed. All available ve hicles of every description were pressed Into sorvlco nnd every effort made to save household goods and stores ; but so rapidly did the flames spread that the people wcro forced tc flee for tholr lives , and practical ? ? nothing was saved. The streets became - came congested with teams and the excitement was Increased by the fre quent explosions of giant powder stored In various portions of the town. Among the buildings destroyed are the McCormick bank , the largo struct ure of the Union Mercantile company , the Palmer house , the Catholic and Baptist churches and the telephone exchange. The Mormon nnd M. E churches were not damaged and have boon converted Into places of refuge for the most helpless and destitute ol the women and children. MURDERER DROWNS HIMSELF. Escapes From Mob After Desperate Struggle and Jumps Into River. Joplln , Mo , 'June 2G. William Brown , a miner of MInden , Mo. , fear ful of being lynched for the murdci of a fellow workman , jumped into the Elk river near Lanagqn , forty milef from here , ami was drowned. Brown had been arrested for the murder of Joseph Stager , whoso dead body had been found under a bridge , While officers were taking Brown to the jail a crowd of men gathered. After a desperate struggle Brown I broke away and before the officers could Interfere drowned himself. Nc cause is known for the murder ol Stager , who was thirty-eight years old Forest Fires Raging In Colorado. Denver , June 20. Forest fires , ragIng - Ing In various parts of Colorado , have done a vast amount of damage. It IE declared by the state officials who have been Investigating the matter that most of them arc of incendiary origin. The mining camp of Oarfleld , In Chaffee comity , has been menaced for several days , but the efforts of the citizens In back-firing have so fai saved It from destruction. Timber to the value of $1.000,000 Is said to have been burned in the mountains west ol Durango. No loss of life is known. Breckenrldge , Summit county , is practically surrounded by blazing for ests. Nothing but heavy rains will glvo relief. Three Drowned at Ludlngton. Ludlngton , Mich. , June 26. Thre young persons were drowned lost evening at Hopkins lake , six miles from this city. Bessie Carbon and Mary Bystrom of Ludlngton and Will lam Deebe and Edward Seymour of Summit were out for an evening boat ride. The entire party became frolic some and the boat tipped and filled with water , drowning young Beebe and the two girls. Seymour swam 'ashore. ' Double Tragedy at Seward. Seward , Neb. , June 26. A. D. L'afige , a business man , shot and in stantly killed John Hand , another merchant , last night. Lange then walked to his home , a distance , of a block , where he fired two bullets Into bis own body. He IB dying. The tragedy followed alleged persistent at tentions on the part of Hand to Mrs. Lance. Editor Brown Released. Oklahoma City , Okla. . June 26. The preliminary hearing of Editor E. E. Brown , who was held for examination In connection with the killing of Rough Rider Johnson and his assail ant , ended yesterday In the discharge of Brown. The examining' judge de clared that Brown acted clearly In self-defense and in defense of John son. Worry Over King Causes Insanity. Leavenworth. Kan. , June 26. An unknown man , evidently temporarily insane from worrying over King Ed ward's condition , jumped from abridge bridge- over the Missouri river here yesterday and. was drowned. Just be fore making the leap ho Inquired about the condition of the king. Drov/ned by Overturning of Boat. Bloomlncton , 111. , June 26. While rowing on Miller Park lake yester- noon , two young ladles of this city , Acnes O'Connor and Nellie Salmon , members of a picnicking party , were drowned by the overturning of their boat , Central Indiana is Swept by a Terrific Storm. - PROPERTY DAMAGE IS CT,000,000 Wind Devastates a Section of Ohio , With Center at Marietta , Which Isj Partially Wrecked Iowa and South ' Dakota Get a Taste. Indianapolis , June 20. The entire north central portion of Indiana was vlsUcd yesterday by ono of the most 1 disastrous storms that over swept over the state. The storm-swept sec tion extends from 'Hancock county northwest , through Hamilton , Marlon nnd Boone counties , nnd Into Tlppe- canoe and adjacent counties. Madi son county also felt Us fury. Hua > dreds of buildings wcro razed , thou sands of trees were uprooted and blockade highways , railroads and trac tion lines and crops were ruined. Tlio aggregate property loss Is estimated nt nearly $2,000,000 and fifty persons were more or less Injured. But three deaths are known to have resulted. Jnmcs Vanhov wna crushed to death in the ruins of a collapsed barn near Pcndleton nnd James Bailey was killed by timbers at Fortvlllo. The most severe damage was in Hancock county. All wlro communication with the cities and towns in the devastated district Is cut off. Telegraph and tele phone poles are down for many miles. At Cleveland , six miles from Max well , the storm broke as the funeral of Mrs. Mary Earl was being held. The roof of an adjoining house was blown away and a plcco of timber was hurled through the side of the house of mourning. It struck ex- County Clerk Sample , breaking his leg. Several others were injured. | Outside , three horses hitched to car riages , were hurled by the wind against trees and killed. The hearse was demolished. I Ernest "Hurst and E , Helms were badly hurt at Cleveland by being blown against the oldo of a house. Seven houses were destroyed there nnd the postoffice was' unroofed and one side blown out r Between Cleveland - , land and Greenfield all the roads are blocked. In that section a heavy hall and rain fell after the wind had spent | its fury. Crops are lulned and fields are several inches under water. Sev eral farmhouses were unroofed. At Charlottesvlllc , the damage was great. The First Christian church , was demolished. The freight house of the Pennsylvania Railroad com pany was carried off Its foundation nnd moved about fifty feet. The grain elevator near the depot was blown over and the loss on trraln will amount' ' to $20,000. In the path swept by the storm dozens of persons were maimed. ) As soon as the storm ceased physi- ] clans from Indianapolis , Greenfield and other nearby towns hurried to the Btorm-swcpt district , and the InJured - ' Jured were well taken care of. The dead : James Vanhoy , James Bailey ' and a farmer living near Mc-J Cor'dsvlllo , name not obtainable. i Fatally injured : Charles Sheperd , ' badly crushed nt Wilkinson , will prob ably die ; Walter Moore , lineman , ' blown from pole at Munclc , will die. Tornado In Ohio. Marietta. O. , June 26. A tornado swept over Marietta last evening , de stroying everything In its path. It is known that one parson was killed nnd twenty injured. The property loss is estimated at $200,000. The fine plant of the Parkersburg and Marietta Interurban company it laid flat. Engineer Severance of the electric light plant was killed when the building went down. A score oil , persona ore seriously injured. At least fifteen substantial houses were blown down and the escape of Inmates from Instant death Is miraculous. The Ohio Valley Wagon works' plant , one of the city's largest industries , is a mass of ruins. The Acme brick plant I wasx completely demolished. Hun dreds of trees are blown down and the streets are almost Impassable. The nath of the tnrnndn wAa nhniTJ 200 yards wide. Meager reports are coming in from the country districts , where the tornado hae undoubtedly ! wrought ere t damage. Storm In South Dakota. Stoux City , June 26. Reports of a tornado which swept over southeast ern South Dakota and northern Iowa are slow in coming in owing to loss of wires by the telegraph and telephone - phone companies. At Tlndell , B. D. , considerable damage was done to mall buildings and shade trees. At Sioux Center , la. , the loss will be close to $20,000. The First Dutch Re form church was wrecked and tbe hardware store of Sneller & Johnson was blown to pieces. Shade trees two feet in dlamctex were broken oft like , reeds. The Terwlller elevator and Demot's livery barn were totally wrecked. At Maurice , la. , considera ble damage to trees and small build ings Is reported. Damage Near Yankton. Yankton , S. D. , June 2C. A heavy windstorm visited this section of the state last night , doing much damage to buildings and crops. The only In juries to persons BO far reported waste to members of Frank Plerce's family , near Volln. The house occupied by them was destroyed and r.ll the family more or less Injured. _ Roscoe , the oldest son , twenty-three years old , and Mrs. Pierce , the mother , are not es- pccted to recover. Ida , twenty years old , had her ribs broken and breast bone crushed. The wind reached the velocity of ninety miles an hour. REDCLB CAPTURE CORO. Venezuelan Revolutionists Win an Im portant Victory. Wlllcmstnd , Island of Curacnn Juno 20. Advices received here froff. Vone zucla , under date of June 20. Bay | President Castro recently tried to occupy - , cupy La Vela , on the flulf of Coro. Ho sent General Colmenarca with n large force of troops to attack the town by sea , hoping that General Ayala would assist by land and catch the revolutionists who are there , com manded by General Rlera , General Mntos * first lieutenant , between two fires. But for unknown reasons there was no assistance by land end General Colmenaros , after three hours' fightIng - Ing , was compelled to re-embark his troops and abandon the attack. During the morning of Juno 20 , Gen eral Rlora left La Vela with 1,500 men , Attacked Core , the capital of the state of Falcon , nine miles distant. , After , five hours' battle General Ayala , first ! vice president of the republic , nnd commander of Castro's army , and Gen-t oral Tcllcrla , president , of the state of Falcon , seventeen generals and forty- five colonels surrendered with five guns and 1,082 men. The moral effect of this victory Is Incalculable on all the cpuntry , as President Castro lately represented in1 bulletins that General Rlera was fly ing with only ten followers. STEAMERS LOST IN ARCTIC. Grave Feara Entertained st Nome for Safety of Two Vessels. Seattle , Wash. , Juno 26. The steamship Ohio arrived from No ma with $150,000 In treasure. She brings news of the first steamer to arrive down the Yukon at St. Michael , tha Surap reaching that point with $1,000- 000 in treasure on board. The Ohio reports nil the Nome fleet , with the exception of the Port land and Jennie , having reached that port. When the Ohio left Nome on June 16 the steamer Portland had been lost sight of for twenty-six days , and the steamship Jennie about the I same length of time. The Portland was last reported by the Nome City , when the latter sighted her fast in the Ice pack off Cape Prince of Wales and drifting north. The Jennie was seen about the same time near Nunl- vak island. The Unifid States steam ship Thetis had been out over a week when the Ohio sailed In search of the two craft , end the steamer Dora was dispatched from Nome to assist in the search two days before tbe Ohio sailed from that harbor. There is some fear at Nome that the Jennie may be lost COMMENCEMENT AT HARVARD. Honorary Degree la Conferred on President Roosevelt. Cambridge , Mass. , June 26. Com mencement at Harvard university was of unusual Interest yesterday because of the presence of President Reese velt , a graduate of Harvard of the class of 1880 , who received the honorary degree of LL. D. In opening his address at the com mencement dinner , President Roosevelt velt said : "I speak for all Americana today when I say that we watch with the deepest concern and sympathy the sickbed of the English king and that nil Americans In tendering their sym pathy to the people of Great Britain now remember keenly the outburst of genuine grief with which all England last fall greeted the calamity that be fell us in the death of President McKInley/ ] Baseball Scores Yesterday. National League Philadelphia , 3 ; Nev ; York , 1. Boston , 4 ; Brooklyn , 3. St. Louis , 0 ; Cincinnati. 10 , American League Washington , 4 ; Boston , 3. Baltimore , 6 ; Philadel phia , 8. Western League Peorla , 0 ; Omaha , 4. St. Joseph , 0 ; Colorado Springs , 1. Kansas City , 3 ; Denver , 0. Progress of Morrison Case. Eldorado , Kan. , June 26. .The de fense in the'Jessie Morrison murder trial rested yesterday afternoon and Judge Alkman read his instructions , 'after ' which Attorney Rees opened the argument for.the state. It is be lieved the case will go to the jury by Friday evening. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. Edward Hemsley , Jr. , bricklayer , Wednesday shot and killed his di vorced wife nnd then committed sui cide at Salt Lake. Captain H. D. Patrick , father of Al bert T. Patrick , who is convicted of the murder of Millionaire Rice in New. York , died in Austin ) Tex. , Wednes day of heart failure. Charles D. Poston , one of the fore most pioneers of Arizona , who In 1853 led a party of New Yorkers and opened up the first silver mine ever worked In Arizona by Americana , is dead. Albert L. Secrlet , who was shot at his home in Kansas City by Dr. Louis Zorn , a wealthy retired physician , the result of & dispute over rent , died of his wound and Dr Zorn has been held without bail. The American Seed association , meeting in annual convention at Mln- nvapolls. appointed a committee which IP to seek a solution of tha em barrassments of seedsmen arising from the present tariff rates. Traffic officials of western railroads have agreed to advance on July 10 freight rates on butter , cheese , eggs and poultry. Tbo advance will range from 20 to 30 cents per 100 pounds from Missouri river points to Chicago. David S. Burnslde of Brooklyn shot and killed his wife , Lillian In a con cert saloon cm the Bowery at Coney Island and then fired a bullet Into bis own head , with probably fatal effect. The couple bad been married two weeks , but failed to agree. FUSION IN SOUTH DAKOTA. John F. Martin Nominated for Gov ernor by Huron Convention. Huron , 8. D. , June 26. After many I hours' discussion , the Populist nnd Democratic state conventions yester day reached an agreement for fusion , but all are not pjenscd , for the ticket named will bo known as a Democratic ticket. I The platform adopted reaffirms the principles of the Kansas City plat form ; denounces the Fowler currency bill ; favors government control of the railroads and public utilities , and favors the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people. lho * ticket IB as follows : Congress , John R. Wilson of Lawrence county nnd F. 8. Robinson of Brown county ; governor , John"F. Mbrtln of Codding- ton county ; lieutenant governor , Ever ett Smith of Davidson ; secretary of Btatd , E. Ashley of Clark ; treasurer , Louis Chladolu of Bon Homme ; at torney general , W < A. Lynch of Beadle - dlo ; superintendent of schools , Miss Nlla N. Small of Potter. May Tie Up Chicago Freight. Chicago , June 26. A fight that wbuld Involve 10,000 men and tie up the freight business of the city may begin July 1. If It should como to pass it would bo a contest between the railroads on ono sldo and the freight handlers on the other. The men sub mitted a proposition yesterday , de manding a general Increase of 2 % per cent In their wages. The general managers of the various roads held a meeting in the afternoon , at which the disposition to make a fight was manifested. China Gives Up Manchuria. London , June 26. In a dispatch from Peking the correspondent tlitfe of the Daily Mall says he hear ? upon tbe highest authority that In th re cent mining and railway'concessions agreement with Russia a clause exists under which China virtually renounces all claims to sovereignty in Man- churla. Rosing Heads Minnesota Ticket. Minneapolis , June 26. The Demo cratic state convention yesterday re affirmed its faith in the Kansas City platform , expressed admiration for William Jennings Bryan and .nomi nated state ticket , headed by L. A. Rosing for governor. Ruhlln Defeats Sharkey. London , Juno 26. Gus Ruhlln de feated Tom Sharkey in eleven rounds. Denver Ed Martin defeated "Sandy" Ferguson , the Englishman , in five rounds of fighting. McGuIre Named for Delegate. Enid , Okla. . , June 26. Bird S. Mc- Gulre has been nominated by the Re publicans of Oklahoma for delegate to congress. W. H. Thompson of Grand Is land Chosen for Its Head. SESSION LASTS TWENTY HOURS Nebraska Democrats and Populists Finally Unite on Candidates Gil bert for Lieutenant Governor and * Lyman for 6tate Treasurer. Grand Island , Neb. , Juno 26. After twenty hours of almost continuous cession , the Democratic and Populist Btato conventions perfected fusion on the fdllowlng ticket : For governor , W. H. Thompson ( Dem. ) of Grand Island ; lieutenant governor , E. A. Gilbert ( Pop. ) of York ; state treasurer , J. N. Lyman. ( Pop. ) of Adams ; attorney general , J. H. Broady ( Dem. ) of Lancaster ; sec retary of state , John H. Powers ( Pop. ) of Hitchcock ; auditor , C. Q. BeFranco ( Bop. ) of Jefferson ; commissioned oC public lands and buildings , James Brennan ( Dem. ) Douglas ; superin tendent of public Instruction , Claude Smith ( Pop. ) of Dawson. At different times during the pro tracted sessions it appeared inevi table that the two conventions would refuse to meet on common ground and the result was brought about only by the untiring efforts of all the lead ers. MISSOURI IS FOR ROOSEVELT. Republican State Convention Endorses Him for Nomination In 1904. Jefferson City , Mo. , Juno 26. The Republican state convention ad journed sine die yesterday afternoon after unanimously re-electing Thomas J. Aldus chairman of the Republican Btato committee , nominating a ticket and adopting a platform unreservedly endorsing the administration of Presi dent Roosevelt and declaring him to be the logical candidate for 1904. The mention of Roosevelt's name created great enthusiasm. A minority report , endorsing the ad ministration of Secretary of tbe In terior Ethan Allen Hitchcock , who is a Missourlan , was adopted as part of the platform after a warm debate. This was agreed to by a vote of g3g to 398 and was declared to be a vie- ' " 4 tory for the forces of State Chairman Akins over those of National Committeeman - teeman Kerens. The latter , however , secured the permanent organization of the convention. The following ticket was nominated : i State superintendent of instruction , Prof. J. U. White of Brookfleld ; ware house and railroad commissioner , Ions term , W. S. Crane ; short term , Barney Frenthal of St , Louis. A Generation Ago Coffee could only be bought in bulk. The aoth Century way is the Lion Coffee way sealed packages , al ways correct in weight , clean , fresh , uniform and retaining its rich flavor. NORFOLK , TUESDAY , JULY 8. GENTRY BROS. , , Jri' . . . * / > - : . r aft ' : FAMOUS SHOWS. The World's Recognized Greatest Exhibition. A Hundred New Novelties this season. Twice its Former Size. More Wonderful Than Ever. 300 ANIMAL EDUCATED ACTORS 300 All Trained to a Height of Perfection Never Before Accomplished on the Civilized Globe. . . .WILL EXHIBIT TWICE DAILY. Seating Capacity for 8,000. , Doora Open at P.80 nnd 7 ; 30. N. B. Don't miBB'the Street Parade It's Worth Coming Miles to See.